Bolivia: No Puede Gobernarse Mediante la Política del Asedio | Cannot Govern Itself Through Siege Politics

Editorial, Pensamientos Bolivianos: La Constitución boliviana no establece un “veto callejero” sobre gobiernos elegidos democráticamente. Establece una república democrática regida por elecciones, sucesión constitucional, separación de poderes y procedimientos institucionales. Esa diferencia importa hoy, cuando sectores de la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) y organizaciones aliadas llaman abiertamente a la renuncia del presidente Rodrigo Paz apenas…

It Has Already Gone Too Far… | Ya está de buen tamaño…

By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: It’s already gone too far that little union bosses keep paralyzing the country whenever they please. In a nation like ours, wrecked after the blue hurricane that destroyed everything and lasted 20 years, one cannot demand that, in six months, hydrocarbons suddenly become abundant, highways be left in perfect condition,…

Resilience Despite Seditious Blockades | Resiliencia pese a bloqueos sediciosos

By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: Faced with the road blockades, the Government asks those affected for resilience and assures that it will not allow a breakdown of the constitutional order The government of President Rodrigo Paz assured that the radical demonstrators are seeking police intervention in order to generate greater violence. Red ponchos at one of the…

Omereque’s Hidden Legacy | El legado oculto de Omereque

By Los Tiempos: Rock Paintings and Millennia-Old Vestiges: The Hidden Treasure of Omereque South of Cochabamba, in the town of Omereque, the majestic flight of the Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys), an endemic and endangered species, has become the region’s main tourist attraction. But it is not the only treasure this territory holds. Around the Mizque…

New Land Deal | Nuevo pacto agrario

By Álvaro Rosales, Unitel: After Meeting with the Government, Agricultural Sector Accepts Repeal of Law 1720 and Announces a New Regulation Leaders of Confeagro stated that the sector will not renounce its demands or legal certainty, while contemplating a new regulation within 60 days. [Watch video] / Klaus Frerking, top executive of the National Agricultural…